Rede mista: a cross-sectional place to the construction of knowledge and production of mental health practices

'Rede Mista' is the name given to monthly meetings of the mental health network in one of the health districts of the city of Campinas - SP. The participants are professionals of the mental health network, basic assistance network and reference services, consisting in a strategy to develop and follow projects in the field. This study analyses the meetings as element of identification of cross-sectional processes as a tool to create knowledge and practices in mental health care. Informations demonstrate the important place taken on by Rede Mista meetings in the organization of the mental health work as well as on the strengthening of workers' autonomous thinking on their practices in health care teams.